Piggy

Piggy

Year: 2018

Runtime: 15 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Carlota Pereda

DramaHorror

Sara is an overweight teenager who feels isolated in her village, constantly overshadowed by a group of popular girls. When she’s publicly humiliated at the local pool, even her childhood friend Claudia doesn’t intervene. After her clothes are stolen during the incident, Sara is forced to make a difficult journey home, wearing only her bikini and facing further embarrassment.

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1

Pool attack and the kidnapper's van sighting

Maca and her friends assault Sara at the local swimming pool and steal her backpack and clothes. As she trudges away in her bathing suit, a group of men harass her on the road. In a side road she spots a parked van that the kidnapper uses, and Claudia appears through the window begging Sara to save her, but Sara is frozen as the van drives off, leaving a towel behind.

Afternoon Local swimming pool / side road near the pool
2

Sara returns home and stays quiet

She hurries home after the pool incident and decides not to tell anyone what happened. She keeps her fear hidden and tries to act normal in front of her family. The secret of the van and Claudia's plea lingers unsaid as life in the town continues.

Evening Sara's home
3

Disappearance news shocks the town

News spreads that the pool lifeguard has been found dead and the waitress has vanished, along with the three missing girls. Sara is questioned by her mother and the Civil Guard about her whereabouts and whether she was at the pool. She denies having been there and guards her secret.

Following days Town
4

Sara tracks the girls using the stolen phone

Sara steals her father's phone to trace the location of the missing girls and ventures into the forest. She locates her backpack and the phone, confirming she was there. The discovery marks a dangerous turn as she becomes entangled with the kidnapper's trail.

Afternoon Forest near town
5

Second encounter with the kidnapper in the forest

In the forest, the kidnapper warns Sara to be quiet and shows an unsettling, almost affectionate side toward her before slipping away. Sara remains fearful but manages to observe his movements. This encounter sharpens her awareness of the danger surrounding the missing girls.

Evening Forest
6

Families search and find the waitress's body

Family members of the missing girls organize a search of the forest and nearby areas. Elena, Claudia's mother, and others push deeper into the woods until they discover the body of the missing waitress, confirming a grim pattern behind the disappearances. The mood in town grows darker and more suspicious.

Daytime Forest outskirts
7

Pedro introduces marijuana and reveals Sara's lie

Pedro, a friend of the missing girls, introduces Sara to marijuana and pushes her to reveal what she knows. He confirms that Sara had been at the pool and that she lied when denying it. The crowd in town grows uneasy as Pedro hints at his own knowledge of the events and the possibility that he is involved.

Later Town / forest edge
8

Elena confronts Sara; Civil Guard interrogates her

Elena lashes out at Sara, exposing the tension in the town and forcing Sara to admit a part of the truth. Pedro publicly exposes the hidden details to the crowd, prompting the Civil Guard to take Sara in for questioning. Sara starts to tell what she knows, but the onset of her period interrupts the interview.

Evening Sara's home / Civil Guard station
9

Kidnapper attacks the home and abducts Sara

Unbeknownst to Sara and Asun, the kidnapper arrives at their home and assaults Sara's father before abducting Sara to an abandoned warehouse. The town remains unaware of the immediate danger as Sara is taken away in silence.

Night Sara's home
10

In the warehouse, Sara finds the captives and Maca's body

Inside the abandoned warehouse, Sara discovers Roci and Claudia alive but gagged and suspended by their wrists. She also finds Maca's decomposing body, confirming the kidnapper's brutality. The kidnapper returns and tries to pressure Sara into killing the two girls.

Night Abandoned warehouse
11

Sara fights back and the kidnapper is killed

Sara fights the kidnapper, ultimately killing him after a brutal struggle. He accidentally fires his shotgun, blowing off Claudia's hand in the chaos. Sara bites him during the struggle and constrains him until he dies.

Night Abandoned warehouse
12

Sara frees the captives and leaves with Pedro

Sara shoots the ropes suspending Roci and Claudia, freeing them from their bondage. She chooses not to kill the two girls despite the killer's insinuations, and then walks along a road where she meets Pedro on a motorbike and returns to town with him.

Night Abandoned warehouse / road into town

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 15:51

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